SC - Islinglass

[Robyn Probert]

Hello list,

>> > "the swimming bladder of certain fish".
>> Thanks! That really puzzled me! Swimming bladder of fish is the
>> "isenglas",
>> right? would this be a thickener?
>> 
>Islinglass is indeed made from the swim bladder of some type of fish
>(can't remember which one off the top of my head right now).

Isinglass was also used to preserve eggs through winter - it formed a
coating on the outside preventing air from getting in.

Rowan
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